Free Seller's Permit

Also called a Permit
License, Resale Permit, Resell Permit,
Reseller Permit, Wholesale ID, State ID, Reseller Number,
Resale ID, State Sales and Use Tax, State Tax ID Number

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If you are in the business of selling, leasing personal tangible property ( for
example, selling from home ebay merchandise online) or sell taxable services at
a retail or wholesale level, you are required to obtain a Seller's Permit. In
addition, if you are a seller at more than one location, a separate license is
required for each location. We will prepare and review and file your seller's
license application.

Any business location is covered, including home businesses as well as eBay and
online sales, unless the seller is except from taxation. Exempt from taxation
are non profit corporations for example.

Below are Business License / Seller's Permit / & Business Registration types
currently available for your search.

Legal Description

Type

License Type Description

See General Description

Continuation of permit for any individual, partnership, corporation, or
other organization already holding a valid permit.

Location

Normally, a seller's permit is valid only at the
location for which it is issued. If there is more than one business
location, most states issue the same permit number with a variation number
for each location.

Sales and Use Tax
Permits

What type of permits do I need if I am starting a new business?

Seller's Permit

Business License (All businesses are req'd to have one)

DBA business name also called a fictitious business name or trade
name. (owners using their family name as the trade name of the business
do not have to file a dba).

Federal Tax Id Number (Corporations/llcs & Employers are required to
have it). Sole owners can use it as a business tax id number because all
businesses must be identified either by an owners social security number
or a federal tax id number.

A State Employer Tax Id Number ( all employers must obtain this
one).

Note: it is recommended that you incorporate or form an llc to
protect your personal assets from claims arising out of business
transactions.

How do I obtain a Seller's permit?

Do I need a Seller's Permit if I am starting a new business?

Seller's Permit

Who Must Obtain a Seller's Permit?

A seller's permit is required
for every individual, partnership, or corporation making retail sales,
leases, or rentals of tangible personal property or taxable services in
all US states, unless you are selling itmes that are exempt from sales
or use tax.

NOTE: A Seller's permit with that name (seller's permit) may not be
issued to wholesalers, manufacturers and other businesses not making
direct retail sales of tangible property or taxable services. Normally,
a sales tax id with another term is used, such as perhaps a wholesale
license.

When should I apply?

Apply for a seller's permit at least three
weeks before you open your business. You must apply for a new permit if
yoiu buying a business from another owner.

What if i applied but have not received my Permit?

In such case,
you are allowed to make retail sales of tangible personal property and
taxable services. However, you are responsible to keep records and pay
the government for all your sales tax.

A Bond May Be Required

Before or after you are issued a seller's
permit, the state may require you to make a security deposit depending
on the volume of merchandise you sell. A security deposit is usually
required after you exceed a certain amount. Deposit ranges from $100 to
$15,000 depending on the state.

Security is usually requested when there has been a history of
delinquent taxes associated with the applicant or the amount of taxes
expected to be generated from sales is usually high.

Issuing of the Seller's Permit

After submitting the Application
for Sales Tax Registration and the security deposit (if requested), you
will soon receive the permit in the mail. You must display the seller's
permit in a location at your place of business. In some cases some
states send you a wallet copy with your seller's permit to provide you
with easy access to your seller's permit sales tax id number.

Tax Certificate for Consumers

In some states, a consumer's
tax certificate is required for businesses that regularly purchases or
leases taxable property or services for storage, use, or consumption and
a sales or use tax was not paid. This certificate is not required if a
business already holds a seller's permit or use tax certificate.

Use Tax Certificate

A use tax certificate is similar to a
seller's permit but it is for an other than the issuing state 's
residents. For example you are a business in California but you are
engaged in business in Wisconsin. In such case you are an out-of-state
retailer who is not required to hold a seller's permit, but you are
making retail sales, leases, or rentals of tangible personal property or
providing taxable services in Wisconsin.

For example, if you are an out-of-state retailer and have physical
presence (legal nexus) in some states, you may be required to register
and collect the tax.

State agencies reporting sales tax will do so under the seller's permit.

Application forms for a seller's permit can be obtained here.

Sellers Permit I have a e-store online that im starting so i can sell
clothes do i need a a sellers permit? Depends on your state.

Most states will NOT let you do business without a Seller's license and
when it comes tax time you cannot just file as a Schedule C (sole
proprietorship); that often only works if you are selling services.

Since you are selling something that is tangible, you will most
likely need a business license so you can properly record sales taxes
to the state and sales taxes (if applicable). You could probably get away
with getting a sole proprietor license for now, then when you start
making money As far as a sellers permit, you need it if you are selling
taxable tangible items.